This article was originally written with a South Asian audience in mind and was originally published in the March 2018 issue of Young Minds, a periodical e-magazine produced by Young Jains of America (YJA). All content is reproduced and modified with permission. You can access the original article here.
This post was informed in part by the Man Therapy campaign, which was developed through the work of Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas and others. It is incorporated here with permission.
If you’ve talked to anyone at Mental Health America (MHA) in the past few years about our goal to achieve better health and behavioral care integration, chances are you’ve heard an earful about an impediment called “42 CFR Part 2.”
That may not be the case much longer.
42 CFR Pt. 2 is an archaic federal regulation that dates to the early 1970s – when all health records were on pieces of paper and there were few legal protections against discrimination because of a substance use disorder.
Under current law, complex patient consent requirements make it difficult or impossible for patients and providers in health care settings to share data related to substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring physical and behavioral health conditions.
The House is ready to move on opioid legislation, and MHA asks for your help in making sure that H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, which would integrate care, is part of the final package.
By Madeline Halpern, MHA Policy and Programs Analyst
If you are what you eat, does that mean food can change the way you think?
Based on what Mental Health America (MHA) discover in our screening data, the answer is a resounding yes.
The relationship between man and animal dates back centuries. Time has transformed this relationship from being one based on utility to one based on love and family.
Now more than ever, pets are kept for companionship over all else; they are an important and valued part of the family. Dogs and cats have moved from sleeping outside to sleeping next to us in bed.
by Christine Dearmont, Legacy Supply
Today May 15, 2018 is the first ever Dual Diagnosis Day! I know what you might be thinking… a) What is dual diagnosis? b) Do we really need another awareness day? and c) Why should I care?
By Cynthia Germanotta, Born This Way Foundation President + Co-Founder and Colleen Werner, ChannelKindness.org Reporter
In today’s fast-paced, overworked, hectic society, stress seems almost inescapable. And while stress obviously impacts mental health, according to the American Psychological Association, it also has the potential to affect nearly every system of the body.
